Samsung Electronics has today announced that its Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note have become the first mobile handsets to achieve official carbon footprint certification.

Non-profit group The Carbon Trust has agreed that the Android devices meet the requirements of PAS 2050, a global standard for the measurement of product carbon footprints.

The certification was awarded after the carbon footprint of the Samsung Galaxy Note and the 20m+ selling Galaxy S II was calculated using Footprint Expert 3.3 software.

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Carbon Trust Certification verified that the carbon footprints of both devices was within the scope of the certification encompassing the whole lifecycle of each product, in conformity with the PAS 2050 standard.

"We congratulate Samsung on calculating the carbon impact of these products across their lifecycle and achieving certification," said Darran Messem, the managing director of certification at the Carbon Trust.

"Samsung has been quick off the mark in becoming the first organisation to certify the carbon footprints of mobile devices, and Samsung's commitment to understanding the environmental impact of its products demonstrates to its customers that it takes climate change seriously."

Samsung's UK vice president Simon Stanford added: "We're delighted that both the Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II have been certified by the Carbon Trust for their carbon footprints.

"We always strive to offer our customers an exciting user experience through innovative hardware and our award-winning technology and services. We are thrilled to now be able to share these deeper insights into our products' carbon footprints with them."

Samsung created its Green Management strategy in 2009, and has since developed a range of environmentally-friendly initiatives, including a full review of product lifecycles from manufacture to disposal.